Item Map

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Overview

Parent Interview
Teacher Questionnaire

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Sheet 1: Parent Interview

Fall 1st Grade
Item #	Item Stem	Source	Construct	Research Question
INQ.005	Last {fall/spring}, we spoke with {NAME OF RESPONDENT} who took part in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 on {DATE OF LAST INTERVIEW}. Am I talking to the same person?	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.010	May I please speak with {NAME OF PREVIOUS ROUND RESPONDENT}?	NEW	Introduction	NA
INQ.015	Are you the parent or guardian in this household who knows the most about {CHILD}'s care, education, and health?	NHES:2007 (modified)	Introduction	NA
INQ.020	May I please speak with the parent or guardian in the household who knows the most about {CHILD}'s care, education, and health?	NHES:2007 (modified)	Introduction	NA
INQ.025	May I please speak with a household member who is 18 or older and knows about {CHILD}'s care, education, and health?	NHES:2007 (modified)	Introduction	NA
INQ.030	May I have your name please?	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.040/040b	(As I mentioned earlier), you and {CHILD} have been selected to take part in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. I have some questions for you that ask about {CHILD}'s school and home experiences. The information I collect in this interview will be extremely valuable in understanding the development of young children and how their early school experiences can be improved. The interview should take about 15 minutes.	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.041	Are you the parent or guardian in this household who knows the most about {CHILD}'s care, education, and health?	NHES:2007 (modified)	Introduction	NA
INQ.042	May I please speak with the parent or guardian in the household who knows the most about {CHILD}'s	NHES:2007 (modified)	Introduction	NA
INQ.043	May I please speak with a household member who is 18 or older and knows about {CHILD}'s care, education, and health?	NHES:2007 (modified)	Introduction	NA
INQ.060	{[}May I have your name, please?{]}	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.070	[May I have your name, please?]	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.080/080b	INQ.080 (As I mentioned earlier), you and {CHILD} were selected to take part in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 last fall, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. I have some questions for you that ask about {CHILD}’s school and home experiences. The information I collect in this interview will be extremely valuable in understanding the development of young children and how their early school experiences can be improved. The interview should take about 15 minutes.	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.090/090b	Last {fall/spring}, you and {CHILD} took part in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. I have some questions for you that ask about {CHILD}’s school and home experiences since our last interview. The information I collect in this interview will be extremely valuable in understanding the development of young children and how their early school experiences can be improved. The interview should take about 15 minutes.	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.110	I would like to verify the spelling of your name for our records. Is your first name spelled {FIRST NAME OF PREVIOUS ROUND RESPONDENT}?	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.112	How do you spell your first name?	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.115	[I would like to verify the spelling of your name for our records. Is your last name spelled] {LAST NAME OF PREVIOUS ROUND RESPONDENT}?	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.116	How do you spell your last name?	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.130	Before we begin the interview, I would like to verify some information. I have recorded {CHILD's FIRST, MIDDLE, AND LAST NAME} as {CHILD}'s full name. Is this correct?	ECLS-K	Introduction	NA
INQ.160	ASK IF NOT OBVIOUS: {I have {CHILD} recorded as {male/female}. Is that correct?}{/{Is {CHILD} male or female?}	ECLS-K	Child's sex	PQ2
INQ.170	{I have recorded that {CHILD} was born on {DATE OF BIRTH}. Is that correct?/What is {CHILD}'s date of birth?}	ECLS-K	Child's date of birth	PQ2
INQ.175	So {CHILD} is {AGE CALCULATED FROM DATE OF BIRTH AT INQ.170} years old. Is that correct?	ECLS-K	Child's age	PQ2
INQ.176	How old is {CHILD}?	ECLS-K	Child's age	PQ2
INQ.180	{I have recorded that {CHILD}'s home address is:}/{What is {CHILD}'s home address?}	ECLS-K	Home address	NA
INQ.190	MAKE CORRECTIONS TO ADDRESS BELOW.	ECLS-K	Home address	NA
INQ.200	{I have recorded that {PHONE NUMBER} is {CHILD}'s family's current home phone number. Is this correct?/What is {CHILD}'s family's current home phone number?}	ECLS-K	Telephone number	NA
INQ.205	MAKE CORRECTIONS TO TELEPHONE NUMBER BELOW	ECLS-K	Telephone number	NA
TUQ.040	Some children go away during the summer for short periods of time to stay with relatives, to go to camp, or to go to other places. Please tell me, during the time that {CHILD} was out of regular school, how many weeks was {he/she} not staying with you, either at home or at another place?	ECLS-K	Time with respondent during the summer	PQ2
TUQ.060/060OS	Where was {CHILD} when {he/she} was not with you?	ECLS-K	Time with respondent during the summer	PQ2
HEQ.010a/b/c	Now I'd like to talk with you about {CHILD}'s activities with family members during a typical week of the summer. {Since {CHILD} was not with you for a lot of the summer, please just answer questions about activities that you happen to know about, or tell us if you can’t answer because {he/she} was away from you for the whole summer.} How often did you or any other family member … a. Do math activities with {CHILD}, such as learning numbers, adding, subtracting, or measuring. Would you say never, once or twice, 3-6 times, or every day? b. Do writing activities with {him/her}? c. Read books to {him/her}?	ECLS-K	Frequency of math, writing, and reading activities with the child	PQ3
HEQ.020	Thinking about a typical week during the summer, when you or another family member read to {CHILD}, how long was {he/she} generally read to each time? Would you say …	ECLS-K	Frequency of reading activities with the child	PQ3
HEQ.030a/b/c	During a typical week during the summer, how often did {CHILD}… a. Look at or read books on {his/her} own? Would you say never, once or twice, 3-6 times, or every day? b. Use a computer or other electronic device for educational purposes? c. Play outside actively (for example, running, jumping, or swinging)?	ECLS-K	Frequency of reading activities, computer use, and playing outside	PQ3, PQ4
HEQ.038a/b	Now I’d like to ask some questions about {CHILD}’s television viewing during the summer. We want you to include television shows, videotapes, and DVDs, but not games played on gaming systems like Playstation, Wii, or XBox. On a typical summer day, how many hours of television, videotapes, or DVDs on average did {CHILD} watch?	ECLS-K (modified)	Number of hours the child spent watching television	PQ4
HEQ.039a/b	Now I’d like to ask some questions about the amount of time {CHILD} played video games over the summer. We want you to include games played on systems like Playstation, Wii, or Xbox, or on handheld devices such as a Nintendo DS, Sony PSP or an iPod, or games played on the computer. On a typical summer day, how much time did {CHILD} spend playing video games? Please do not include time the child spent on the computer doing educational activities.	New	Number of hours the child spent playing video games	PQ4
HEQ.050	About how many times during the summer did {CHILD} go to the library or a bookstore?	ECLS-K (modified)	Number of times the child went to a library or bookstore during the summer	PQ3
HEQ.060	Did {he/she} participate in any story hours at the library or bookstore?	ECLS-K (modified)	Participation in story hours at the library or bookstore	PQ3
HEQ.090	Did {CHILD}'s school give you a book list with particular books to read over the summer?	ECLS-K (modified)	Whether the school provided a list of books for the child to read over the summer	PQ5
HEQ.095	How many books on that list did {CHILD} read during the summer?	NEW	The number of books the child read from the book list	PQ5
HEQ.150a/b/c/d/e/f	During the summer, did you or another family member take {CHILD} to any of the following places? a. An art gallery, museum, or historical site? 1 2 8 9 b. Zoos or aquariums? c. Amusement parks? d. Beaches, lakes, rivers, or state or national parks? e. Plays or concerts? f. A large city (other than where {CHILD} lives)?	ECLS-K (modified)	Outings	PQ3, PQ4
HEQ.220	Summer school includes programs that schools suggest or require a child to attend, and also school enrichment programs that are optional. Did {CHILD} attend summer school this summer? Please don't include summer camp.	ECLS-K	Summer school	PQ5
HEQ.230a/b	How long did {CHILD} attend summer school this summer?	ECLS-K	Summer school	PQ5
HEQ.250	How many days a week did {CHILD} attend summer school or the school enrichment program?	ECLS-K	Summer school	PQ5
HEQ.260	How many hours a day did {CHILD} attend this program?	ECLS-K	Summer school	PQ5
HEQ.270a/b/c/d/e/f/g	Did this program include... a. Reading? b. Math? c. Science? d. Art? e. Music? f. Computers? g. English language instruction?	ECLS-K	Summer school	PQ5
HEQ.280	Was the summer school a program … Required by the school, Suggested by the school, or A program you decided to send {him/her} to?	ECLS-K	Summer school	PQ5
HEQ.290	During this past summer, did {CHILD} receive any type of services for children with special needstherapy, such as speech or occupational therapy, or did {he/she} participate in a summer special education program?	ECLS-K	The child’s receipt of therapy services or participation in a special education program over the summer;	PQ8
HEQ.298a/b/c/d/e/OS	Did {CHILD} receive… a. Speech or language therapy? b. Occupational therapy? c. Physical therapy? d. Psychological services? e. Any other kind of therapy?	ECLS-K	Speech or language therapy over the summer; Occupational therapy over the summer; Physical therapy over the summer; Psychological services over the summer; and Other types of therapies over the summer.	PQ8
HEQ.300	Did {CHILD} attend any day or overnight camps over the summer?	ECLS-K	Summer camp	PQ4
HEQ.305	How many camps did {CHILD} go to?	ECLS-K	Summer camp	PQ4
HEQ.330	{Please answer for the camp where {CHILD} spent the most time during the summer.} How many days a week did {CHILD} attend the camp?	ECLS-K	Summer camp	PQ4
HEQ.340	How many hours a day did {CHILD} attend the camp?	ECLS-K	Summer camp	PQ4
HEQ.350	About how many weeks did {CHILD} attend the camp?	ECLS-K	Summer camp	PQ4
HEQ.360a/b/c/d/e	{Now, I’d like to ask you about all the camps that {CHILD} went to during the summer.} {Now, I’d like to ask you about both camps that {CHILD} went to during the summer.} Did the camp{s} include...a. Sports? b. Arts and crafts? c. Computers? d. Academic activities? e. Music, performing arts or drama?	ECLS-K	Summer camp	PQ4
HEQ.393	Did {CHILD}’s participation in {this camp/any of these camps} help to cover the hours when you needed adult supervision for {him/her}?	ECLS-K	Summer camp	PQ6
HEQ.430	Was {CHILD} tutored over the summer on a regular basis, by someone other than you or a family member, in a specific subject, such as reading, math, science, or a foreign language?	ECLS-K	Tutoring	PQ7
HEQ.440/440OS	What was {CHILD} tutored in?	ECLS-K	Tutoring	PQ7
HEQ.450	How many days a week was {CHILD} tutored?	ECLS-K	Tutoring	PQ7
HEQ.460	How many hours a day was {CHILD} tutored?	ECLS-K	Tutoring	PQ7
HEQ.470	About how many weeks was {CHILD} tutored?	ECLS-K	Tutoring	PQ7
CCQ.011	Did {CHILD} receive child care during the summer on a regular basis from someone other than you or {his/her} other another parents or guardians? This does not include occasional baby-sitting or backup care providers. It also does not include summer camp.	ECLS-K	Child care	PQ6
CCQ.012	Let's talk about the child care that {CHILD} spent the most time in on a regular basis during the summer. Did {CHILD} spend the most time receiving child care from a relative, a non-relative in a private home, or a day care center or extended day program?	ECLS-K	Child care	PQ6
CCQ.013	How many hours each week did {CHILD} {receive care from {{his/her} relative/receive care from {his/her} non-relative/go to the day care center or extended day program}?	ECLS-K	Child care	PQ6
CCQ.014	How many weeks during the summer did {CHILD} receive care from {{his/her} relative/{his/her} non-relative/the day care center or extended day program}?	ECLS-K	Child care	PQ6
CMQ.680	WAS THIS INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE OR IN-PERSON?	ECLS-K	Closing	NA
CMQ.690/690OS	WAS THIS INTERVIEW CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, OR ANOTHER LANGUAGE?	ECLS-K	Closing	NA
CMQ.695	WHERE WAS THIS INTERVIEW CONDUCTED?	ECLS-K	Closing	NA
CMQ.700	Thank you very much for your cooperation and for taking the time to participate in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study.	ECLS-K	Closing	NA
CMQ.701	We would like to call the parent or guardian for {CHILD} at the household where {he/she} lives. Could you please give me the name and telephone number for the home that I should call?	ECLS-K	Closing	NA
CMQ.702	We would like to call back when {CHILD}’s parent or guardian is available. Please tell me when we should call back.	ECLS-K	Closing	NA

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Sheet 2: Teacher Questionnaire

Fall 1st Grade
Item #	Item Stem	Source	Construct	Research Question
Language and Literacy: Item 1	Contributes relevant information to classroom discussions	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ1
Language and Literacy: Item 2	Demonstrates beginning writing skills	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ1
Social Skills: 1-26	Twenty-six items ask teachers to rate children in their classroom on social skills (including their ability to exercise self-control, interact with others, resolve conflict, and participate in group activities); problem behaviors (e.g., fighting, bullying, arguing, anger, depression, low self-esteem, impulsiveness, etc.); and learning dispositions or “approaches to learning” (e.g., curiosity, self-direction, and inventiveness). The social skills items and the problem behavior items are not listed as they are copyright protected. The seven learning disposition items are not copyright protected and are listed below.	Social Skills Rating System (SSRS). Copyright © 1990 NCS Pearson. Adapted with permission.	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ2
Social Skills: Item 11	Keeps belongings organized.	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ2
Social Skills: Item 14	Shows eagerness to learn new things.	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ2
Social Skills: Item 15	Works independently.	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ2
Social Skills: Item 21	Easily adapts to changes in routine.	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ2
Social Skills: Item 23	Persists in completing tasks.	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ2
Social Skills: Item 24	Pays attention well.	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ2
Social Skills: Item 25	Follows classroom rules.	ECLS-K	Evaluation of Child’s Skills, Knowledge, and Behavior	TQ2
Student Information: 1	Child's current grade	ECLS-K		NA
Student Information: 2	Was child given school assignment over the summer	New	Summer Assignments	TQ3
Student Information: 3	What did summer assignment include	New	Summer Assignments	TQ3
Student Information: 4	Did child complete summer assignment	New	Summer Assignments	TQ3
Student Information: 5	How many reading achievement groups in class	ECLS-K	Achievement Group Placement	TQ4
Student Information: 6	In which reading achievement group is child placed	ECLS-K	Achievement Group Placement	TQ4
Student Information: 7	How many mathematics achievement groups in class	ECLS-K	Achievement Group Placement	TQ4
Student Information: 8	In which mathematics achievement group is child placed	ECLS-K	Achievement Group Placement	TQ4